[] to risk money or sth important on the result of sth下赌注；冒险◆The company is staking its future on the success of this product.这家公司把将来押在了这一产品的成功上。●stake (out) a/your ˈclaim (to/for/on sth)to say or show publicly that you think sth should be yours宣布自己（对某物）的所有权◆By taking over its main competitor, the group has staked its claim to be the biggest high-street retailer.通过接管其主要竞争对手，这个集团已然成为最大的商业街零售商。